Yoga for Cancer Classes

Currently these classes are offered at the Cancer Support Community in Walnut Creek and are attended by both women and men in various stages of post-diagnosis care. The majority of cases are for breast cancer but also include multiple myeloma, leukemia, and cancers of the brain, lungs, pancreas and liver. Participating in a full range of treatment plans from the most exclusively traditional to more complementary and integrative approach, the students in this yoga program experience it as part of their holistic treatment plan. The classes are appropriate for everyone, whether newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, in remission or recovery. This program offers the following classes:

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Our Testimonials

[The classes] help me learn more about my body, they way I move it, the way I hold it, the way I should shift it to have a better alignment to be safer, healthier and stronger. I am more aware of my body, what works for me and how to use props to get myself into postures I never thought I could. I also like learning how to engage the specific muscles and organs."

"The relaxation and restorative asanas. Your great teaching skills, especially introducing yoga in simple steps and teaching simple and very effective techniques helped to remove the general fear that Yoga is too complex to practice. Overall it motivated us to include yoga in our daily lives."